plural of Auth

Abbreviation of Authorized Version (King James Version of the Bible).

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition. / Someone who writes books for a living. / (obsolete, criminal law) Principal.

(chiefly US, sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its author.

opposition to authoritarianism

Of the same origin as claimed; genuine. / Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief. / (music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.

Arising or originating from a figure of authority / Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority / Having a commanding style.

Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.

One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority. / One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.